Assistant Lecturer

Email: waisea.bolatolu@usp.ac.fj

Education

Master of Science (MSc): Biodiversity Conservation & Sustainable Development (University of the West Indies)

Bachelor of Arts (BA): Geography and Land Use Planning (University of the South Pacific)

Career summary 

Mr. Bolatolu has a wealth of regional and international industrial experience with in-depth academic excellence. He worked with various governmental agencies in the field of land management, research, project management, forest planning and education. The above experiences and in-depth knowledge is fundamental to the resiliency, sustainability and continuity of our Pacific Islands natural assets. He is an expert in natural assets inventory and natural resources development for the South Pacific. As our Pacific fragile natural resources is limited and smallness in quantity, he works tirelessly in disseminating quality tailor-made knowledge and principles to sustain, conserve and preserve them throughout our various land tenure across the Pacific.

Publications

• Bolatolu, W., Vukialau,M., Tauraga,J. & Daveta, M. (2023). Growth performance of selected exotic timber tree species for grassland restoration in Fiji. Fiji Agricultural Journal, 60, 48-55. https://www.agriculture.gov.fj/documents/booklets/FAJ%202023%20Website.pdf

•  Vukialau-Taoi, M., Lili, L., & Bolatolu, W. (2023). DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE ON SEED PHENOLOGY AND SEED PRODUCTION IN AGATHIS MACROPHYLLA IN FIJI. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 35(2), 157-167. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48723352

• Bolatolu, W., Clarke, B., Likiafu, H., Mateboto, J., & Thomson, L. Project full title Domestication and breeding of sandalwood in Fiji and Tonga. https://www.aciar.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-02/FST-2016-158-final-report.pdf

• Bolatolu, W., Lesubula, M., & Vukialau, M. (2019). Sandalwood development in Fiji. In Sandalwood Regional Forum (pp. 11-13).    https://www.aciar.gov.au/publication/pr150-sandalwood

• Bush, D., Thomson, L., Bolatolu, W., Dutt, S., Hamani, S., Likiafu, H., … & Young, E. (2020). Domestication provides the key to conservation of Santalum yasi–a threatened Pacific sandalwood. Australian Forestry, 83(4), 186-194. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00049158.2020.1855004

• Bush, D., Brophy, J., Bolatolu, W., Dutt, S., Hamani, S., Doran, J., & Thomson, L. (2020). Oil yield and composition of young Santalum yasi in Fiji and Tonga. Australian Forestry, 83(4), 238-244. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00049158.2020.1834278

• Bush, D., Thomson, L., Dutt, S., Hamani, S., Bolatolu, W., Tauraga, J., & Young, E. (2019). Conservation, domestication and breeding of Santalum yasi in Fiji and Tonga. In Sandalwood Regional Forum (pp. 11-13). https://www.aciar.gov.au/publication/pr150-sandalwood
  

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